Contract-TA Coordinator

At Agenus, our mission is to harness the power of the immune system to bring affordable, curative therapies to cancer patients.

Agenus is seeking a creative and detail-oriented Talent Acquisition Coordinator to join our Human Resources team. You will work as an integral team member primarily supporting talent acquisition and employee engagement. As a member of the dynamic HR team, the successful candidate will help Agenus create an exceptional candidate experience as well as helping to ensure that experience translates into their day-to-day work lives once they become an employee. We invite you to help us build our talent pipeline and grow our team as we strive to achieve our mission.

This role is required to be onsite 4 days per week in Lexington, MA.

Responsibilities:

Partner with Talent Acquisition Team to create a dynamic candidate experience:

Schedule interviews (up to 75%):

·       Work with TA Team, Managers and other Agenus team members on creating exceptional candidate first impression by scheduling interviews, and managing post-interview feedback

·       Work with the Talent Acquisition Team and managers to create an exceptional first impression by hosting candidates while onsite

o   Greeting candidates at the front door and walking them out after the interview

o   Coordinating candidate travel, when required

o   Set up the candidate with ZOOM onsite, when required

·       Ensure an impressive candidate experience through thorough communication as well as interviewers’ preparedness and effective interview format

Partner with Talent Management Team by providing support in TM initiatives rollout:

·       Provide support in running monthly Talent Management reports i.e. recruitment reports, training reports

·       Coordinate contracts and invoices with outside staffing agencies

·       Manage POs, LRFs covering full Talent Management life cycle

·       Scheduling and managing small projects supporting TM initiatives

·       Managing (editing, creating and upkeeping) social media and internal/external websites to promote TM initiatives

·       Other Administrative support as needed (ie expense tracking, meeting scheduling)

Competencies/Behaviors required:

·       Customer relationships skills with ability to build trust and credibility with both candidates & hiring managers through strong collaboration and partnership

·       Passion and commitment to creating a superior candidate experience

·       Team-oriented with ability to partner with and build upon the strengths of others to meet overall team goals. Highly organized and attentive to details

·       An appreciation and respect for the diversity of all individuals in the workplace. Act with discretion and display sound judgement when handling sensitive, confidential information

Job requirements:

·       Bachelor’s degree

·       0 - 2 years of experience in an HR role in either corporate or non-profit environments

·       Proficiency in Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook)

·       Experience with Taleo a plus

·       Excellent verbal and written communication skills

·       Social Media Savvy

Salary : $47,100 - $59,600